FM Translations

ABOUT ME

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I am a professional translator and editor from English, Spanish and Russian to Italian, with over 15 years’ experience. After a technical diploma in chemistry I embraced my real passion, languages, studying English and Russian at the University of Perugia (Italy), and graduating in 2000.

I then did a Masters degree in technical translation applied to manufacturing processes. In 2001 I completed my first assignment as a freelance translator. Since 2002 I have lived in England, where I have improved my skills as an
in-house translator for a leading translation service provider. After moving to a software company I specialised in IT, translating only texts related to the company’s products (manuals, brochures, web pages etc.). In 2009 I started to build my career as a freelancer.

Since that time I have not only acquired the skills and the eye necessary for translating, but I have developed my experience across various fields and types of text: marketing, technical, corporate communications and software localisation. For two years I also experienced "the other side" as a project manager, becoming familiar with the challenges that PMs have to face every day. Since 2012 I have been a Qualified Member of the Institute of Translation and Interpreting.

Being curious and passionate about reading, I have various interests. I like history, archaeology and in particular astronomy. I have been attracted by this field since I was a teenager, when I helped to set up an astronomy club at school. The group was ultimately instrumental in promoting the construction of a planetarium at my school, near Perugia.